My Dear Friends, Since Father Andrew has written the regular bulletin column, I just wanted to write down a few words of thanks for his service to our parish during the last two years. He has been a good and faithful servant and a wonderful spiritual father to all of you. His well-prepared and inspiring …
From the Pastor’s Desk
June 16th – XI Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - June 13th, 2024
June 16th – Farewell Message from Fr. Andrew
From the Pastor’s Desk - June 13th, 2024
“This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it all the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how.” How appropriate this Sunday’s Gospel is for a priest’s farewell …
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June 9 – X Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk - June 7th, 2024
My Dear Friends, Last week, many of you asked me for the quotes I used to illustrate the power of the Eucharist during my homily on Corpus Christi Sunday. The quotes are listed below. Some of them I used at the 10:30am Mass, and the others directed at youth I used at the 5:30pm Mass. …
June 2nd – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
From the Pastor’s Desk - May 30th, 2024
My Dear Friends, Ten years ago this month, I led my first pilgrimage to Italy. Now while I had to Italy particularly Rome before, this time I was taking my parents who had never been and showing the greatness of the Eternal City to my friends and parishioners. Now anyone who has ever been on …
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May 26th – Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
From the Pastor’s Desk - May 24th, 2024
My Dear Friends, Last week during the Solemnity of Pentecost, the apostles were empowered by Christ and led by the Holy Spirit to go into the whole world and preach the gospel to all nations. The Catholic Church exists because of the work of so many missionaries around the world who bring Christ to the …
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May 19th – Pentecost Sunday
From the Pastor’s Desk - May 17th, 2024
My Dear Friends, As we gather together this weekend to celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on our Blessed Mother and the apostles, we contemplate the “mighty wind” that came through the Upper Room and changed the lives of those first Christians. The Holy Spirit always brings change. It …
May 12th – Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord / Mother’s Day
From the Pastor’s Desk - May 10th, 2024
My Dear Friends, Today we celebrate the gift of our mothers. What is more precious than a mother? So precious that even our Lord chose one when he called the Blessed Virgin Mary. During this month in which we honor Mary our Mother, we honor all mothers too. Their sacrifice, their love, their comfort, and their reassuring presence …
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May 5th – VI Sunday of Easter
From the Pastor’s Desk - May 3rd, 2024
My Dear Friends, As we begin the month of May, the month of our Blessed Mother, I wanted to give the community an update on our Centennial Campaign. A few weeks ago, a parishioner approached me after Mass and astutely pointed out that the thermometer on our weekly campaign updates has not moved much in …
April 28th – V Sunday of Easter
From the Pastor’s Desk - April 25th, 2024
My Dear Friends, Happy Easter, brothers and sisters! Yes, we celebrate this Easter season for an additional three weeks. The joy of the Resurrection simply cannot be contained by space or time! Throughout the Easter season, the Church in her liturgy has been offering us readings from the Acts of the Apostles. This essential book, …